§ Mr. Peter Smithersasked the Minister of Health whether he will advise regional hospital boards that they should not apply, for the time being, the requirements of the Cope Report as regards the qualifications of medical auxiliaries already in their employ; and whether he will provide that the machinery of registration shall include arrangements for examining the qualifications of persons who are not qualified in the manner recommended by the report.
§ Mr. MarquandThe answer to the first part of the Question is "Yes"; on the second part, the precise form of the machinery for registration has yet to be determined, but consideration will be given to the inclusion of arrangements of this kind.